Pamella De Leon

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Pamella De Leon is a senior editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. An avid reader and travel enthusiast, she likes hiking, running, and is always on the look out for a good cup of chai. Reach her at [email protected]. 

Business
Forward Air investors call to initiate formal sales process
Major shareholders of Forward Air disapprove the acquisition of Omni Logistics, urging the LTL carrier to explore a sale.
October 12, 2024
Forward Air
Indicators
Helene cleanup led to higher demand for flatbed capacity, DAT reports
Spot loads surge from Helene cleanup and brief ports’ strike, with Hurricane Milton to follow similar pattern.
October 9, 2024
Spot Market Surge
Economic trends
Class 8 net orders jumped above trend in September, signifying balanced order number
The order number indicates an initial healthy level of demand for new trucks in 2025.
October 7, 2024
September Class 8 orders
Business
Affected carriers turn to contingency plans as port strike ensues
As port strike ensues, carriers focus on flexibility, customer communication and driver retention.
October 1, 2024
Port Strike Carrier Impacts
Technology
Telematics experts say now is the right time to deploy AI for your systems
While some may be wary of AI, experts reminded that behind each AI system is a human that decided the outcome to look for, and that can be valuable to businesses.
September 29, 2024
J.S. Bouchard, co-founder and chief product officer at ISAAC Instruments, Gary Johnson, head of safety and compliance strategy at Motive, Adam Kahn, chief business development officer at Netradyne, and Justin King, chief product officer at Transflo, at a panel on leveraging AI in telematics at the McLeod Software User Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Technology
McLeod encourages transportation industry to ‘invest in the future'
The company launched new AI capabilities, including proprietary AI solution MPact.Respond_AI to automate responses to common queries.
September 27, 2024
Tom McLeod, founder and CEO of McLeod Software, at the company's user conference.
Economic trends
Trailer net orders in August marked fifth-lowest in the past four years
The ‘pause button’ on demand will likely stay in place for the rest of 2024, with concerns extending to 2025 as well.
September 23, 2024
August trailer orders
Workforce
There’s strength in seeking help
While there a lot of unknowns in the economic market, stress and burnout are real risks in any industry.
September 20, 2024
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Business
Company offers reputation management services to remove false FreightGuard report
Carrier Defender wants to help companies protect themselves from reputation issues.
September 19, 2024
Carrier Defender
Business
Stagnant freight conditions push fleets to optimize operations
As freight market shows little change, fleets focus on cost efficiency.
September 16, 2024
Avery Vise, vice president of trucking at FTR
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